I literally have no idea what to do. We have a 11 month old ridgeback/ Staffy/ beagle wich we got 2 months ago. Since then we have tried everything to get the dog to get along with my 2 cats. However she is super reactive when she sees them. She growls, barks, cry’s… We’ve even hired a trainer to come out and assess the situation wich he then said there is 50/50 potential in them getting along but I’ll have to put her into obedience classes witch are $1000 a week and Im not wasting my money on that. I don’t want to get rid of her. My whole family absolutely adores her. She is everything a dog owner could possibly want she is literally the perfect dog , but I’m in constant fear everyday scared that someone will leave a door open and she will get inside to my cats and attack them. Both the dog and my 2 cats are inside animals. We are constantly rotating them and the dog. Half the day my cats are out with my family and the other half of the day my dog has the whole laundry and my large yard to herself until she comes in. My dog however has killed 3 birds and a wild rabbit all in the last 2 weeks while being outside and unattended. The weird thing is she doesn’t eat them and there wasn’t even blood on any of the bodies including the rabbit. She just throws them around until they’re dead and after seeing what she can do Im scared she’ll do the same thing to my cats. I need to put my cat’s safety first but I also don’t want to get rid of the dog as me and my whole family have built such a huge bond with her. Is there anyone who has trained there high- prey dogs to get along and stop reacting to their cats. If so can you please tell me what exactly you did and how long it took. Im honestly worried that even if I do get them to be at peace she might one day randomly turn on the cats. Should I risk it or should I rehome the dog

So, I finally got the husky experience in its fullness! (Maybe not its fullness.)

The thing is, my 3-month-old discovered she can ignore me when she is free in the backyard, because she is faster and I can’t do anything about it. More specifically when she is biting chunks of grass and digging. I call her, I say no, offer her some high-value treats and the only thing I get is her staring at me as if she is saying “watch ya gonna do about it byoitch?!”

I’m sure I did something wrong along the way. She used to listen, answer to recalls, when I told her “no” she would stop. But for the last few days she’s just ignoring me altogether.

Any suggestions?!

This is my friends uncles dog, he is a 6 year old Heeler Husky mix. My friends uncle recently moved and could not take his dog with him, and my friend does not live in a place where he can have dogs. Loki has 3 legs (gets around great) and is neutered. I have met him multiple times at my friends uncles as I stayed there for a while (about 3 weeks) on the couch and he slept with me almost every night. Long story short, my friends uncle got a divorce and his wife can’t have him right now either, I’ve stepped in to try and help with whatever they may need for him, help with foster, rehoming, exercise etc…

I’m unsure what exactly they are wanting to do with him quite yet, but I’m on here seeking advice. Maybe it’s the stress of the whole situation, but he has started growling at certain people. Tall men. And growls at people through car windows at stop lights. My friends brother tried to take him in but couldn’t keep him because his brother claims he tried to attack his father in law. I personally have never seen him bite people, I have seen him growl at the vet (who was a tall man)
My friend told me that his uncle abused him for most of his life by throwing controllers at him, and yelling at him. His ex wife was the one who took care of him the most and so when she left he wasn’t getting much care at all.

I know this may be a confusing post but I’m just not sure where the growling is coming from, is it from the abuse? How do I help this so I can possibly find him a good home? He’s very loving and affectionate with me, my boyfriend, and my friend. Pretty much everyone I’ve seen besides the vet. Any advice helps than you!

I used to give my dog little pieces of hot dog when he went potty outside, and it worked really well at first. Now he seems kinda over them and doesn't get nearly as excited anymore. Tried giving him some string cheese too, but he wasn't that interested in that either.